In 2012 the worlds press was full of reports about north korea dictator kim jong il had died in december 27th and now everyone was wondering what north korea would be like under the leadership of his son 28 year old kim jong un. An old asian proverb says seeing with your own eyes is better than hearing a 1000 reports so in early 2013 my friend philip and i decided to visit north korea the 1st challenge lay in actually booking the trip. We normally plan our trips abroad ourselves but individual tourism doesnt exist in north korea even booking the entry and departure arranged. Its are dealt with by a state agency. Before entering the country we had to sign a paper declaring that our visit had no journalistic purpose. We had to get permission if we wanted to take photos and film and sound recordings were forbidden. All the following material was shot on a camera with a built in video function. I hid the blinking red recording light with black sticky tape we were only vaguely aware of the
Lose social distancing measures in indonesia, perhaps having a slower recovery. Were still seeing gains. The sti also snapping out of a whole week of losses we saw yesterday, where every day last week was in the red. But we do see singapore the most affected nation in the nation region in the nation. The nikkei 225, watching the boj, a lot of focus on bond buying. Will they scrapped that ¥80 trillion target and launch that unlimited qe . The yen has been satellite steady ahead of the policy decision. Were watching wan related assets given the speculation of kim jonguns health. We still see strength to the korean won. The berlin be indeed were maybe were at 64 u. S. Cents right now. Ceo market calls with the of dalton in about 10 minutes. Lets get first word news now with Corinna Mitchell in new york. Corinna confirmed coronavirus cases around the world is approaching 3 million, according to bloomberg and john hopkins university. More than 2000 people have died so far, the u. S. Talkin
Across the country with Many Americans warning its too soon to return to business as usual. And austria allows all shops to reopen table can also now meet with nonfamily members as that country lifts coronavirus lockdown restrictions in any step towards a new normal. Im rebecca it has its good to have you with us north Korean Leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state Media Broadcast video of kim that a dedication ceremony adding that he was greeted with thunderous applause from the crowd cames reemergence puts an end to speculation that the north Korean Leader was seriously ill or even dead. The video images from north Korean State Television appear to show kim jong un at the opening of a fertilizer plant he is surrounded by functionaries and appears to be healthy. Most of the attendees are wearing face masks the footage which is not independently verified is said to be from friday kim was absent from the public eye for almost 3 weeks his last public a
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Across the country with Many Americans warning its too soon to return to business as usual. Im rebecca its good to have you with us north Korean Leader kim jong un has appeared in public for the 1st time in 3 weeks state media broad conservation of came at a dedication ceremony adding that he was greeted with thunder as applause from the crowd can came as reemergence puts an end to speculation that the north Korean Leader was seriously ill or even dead. The video images from north Korean State Television appear to show kim jong un at the opening of a fertilizer plant he is surrounded by functionaries and appears to be healthy. Most of the attendees are wearing face masks the food each which is not independently verified is said to be from friday kim was absent from the public eye for almost 3 weeks his last public appearance was on the 11th of april at a communist party event in the capital pyongyang. There was no sign of kim a few days later on april 15th one of north koreas most impo